Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-17
THE PRESIDENT IN TENNESSEE.
AQuiet sunday at Belle Meade.

n au1et summary IA nciIe uea0es
A CALL ON MRS. PoLK-THE PRESIDENT AND MRS.
cLsvEiASD MAKE THE ACQUAINTANCE OF UNCLE
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The President Mrs Cleveland and Col. Lamont
were the guests OF Gen. W. II. Jackson at the Belle
Meade stock farm near Nashville over SUNDAY.
The Postmaster-General and Mrs. Villas and DR..
Bryant and Mr.. Bissel were the guests OF Judge
Jackson. The party arrived at Belle Meade about
O'Clock Saturday night. The Belle Meade which
contains four or i've thousand acres of fine blue
grass land, Is owned In common by the Jackson
brothers, the general and the ex-senator who
married two sisters the Misses Harding, daughters
OF the founders OF the establishment The belle
Meade mansion is typical southern home OF the
brightest class. IL is a substantial two-story
brick structure OF ample proportions built without
much ornamentation having a wide portico along
It's front, supported by four lofty wooden pillars
Outnouses and domestic offices flank ID. and VII
lage for the negro attendants and servants OF the
place lies q little way back 1t is the home Of the
a nile distant
THE PRESIDENT AND UNCLE BOB HARDING.
The President on Sunday made the personal &C
luaintance Of Uncle Bob Harding. Every stock
man In the land knows Uncle Bob. the colored
major d0mo OF the Belle Meade Stock Farm and
one OF the chief authorities on blooded stock in
the world He Is getting heavy rotund and a little
wneezy In his old age, but Is an exhaustless mine
Intended that the day should be for the President
one OF quiet. and so it was but the temptation to
sIr1ii oDsr one park-lke sward and among the
sistlole There were no crowds none but family
and servants about, In fact. and the weather was
perfect. SO the President and Mrs. Cleveland, ac-
companied by their host, Gen. Jackson sauntered
out, and OF course Uncle Bob was In the way. 1t
was great day for the old man.
Il met him very courJeOuslyr (meaning Sc
ri0uSlyl, said Uncle Bob TO one OF the Presidents
party later In the day. .'Just think, on Lordy,
PRESIDENT" why, Bob, Is he the nrst President
you ever metz" 'Oh. no; seed Gen. Jackson and
Mr.. Polk, but he is the fust one / ever got in my
nam This hoSS," continued Bob, who mixed his
"reminiscences OF the morning with an illustrated
lecture on blooded horses and the merits OF the
Belle Meade place, ''done what no oder boss never
CID 90 ana don't reckon no oder never Will. In
one year he won all the i've big cup races"
"How did you like the President, Uncle Bob?"
sir, youse looking at the very finest boss ever on
American soil in the matter OF run. His name is
Luke Blaek6urn, sab He started in twenty-five
And so Uncle Bob ran on, mixing the good
points OF blooded horses and OF the President and
MIS-. Cleveland In bewtldering and highly anus
Ing 1umDle OF 1ndiscrtmfnate laudati0n- Passing
the stables the party sauntered out into the deer
park-four hundred acres OF blue grass shaded
STOOL on Knoll taking In the enchanting beauty
OF the scene, herd OF more than two hundred
deer came bounding past-splendtd large fellows
they were, scampering as II for life and hardly
touching the ground This was Uncle Bobs work
As soon as the visitors entered the PARK he Ia
the deer corraled In corner, and then drove them
past In review.
VISIT TO MRS POLK.
After lunch the President and Mrs. Cleveland,
escorted oy Gen. Jackson, drove into Nashville to
pay their respects to Mrs. Polk. At the request Of
the visitors the affair was made as Informal as
possible, it being designed merely as an inter-
change Of courtesieS between the lady or the
White House OF forty ago and the lady OF To-
day. There were present by invitation Of Mrs.
Inv nr~tsa
Gov. James ID. Porter, Maj. j. f. Thomas, and sew
eral others. The stately Polk Mansion was sur
rounded by great crowd OF people OF all social
the President and Mrs. Cleveland. The visitors
were received at the Church street entrance Gov
TAYLOR, Offering his arm TO the President and Mrs.
Cleveland taking that OF Mr.. George W. Fall and
entered the spacious parlOr where Mrs. Polk stood
awaiting them Gov. Taylor made the presenta-
tended her hand and said, '.Mr. Presid ent am in
deed delighted TO meet you" "And TO meet Won
Mrs. Polk, replied the President. Il nave looked
forward 10 this visit with the most pleasant antic-
patton Mrs. Cleveland was presented and the
Two ladies' conversed cordially a few minutes The
otner gentlemen present were then presented to
the President and MIS- Cleveland, after which con-
versatlon became general the President devoting
III msef almost constantly during the brief re-
10 ainder or his stay 10 Mrs. Polk
he expreSsed.a fear that the crowds OF to-day
might be annoying 10 her.
"No, IL pleases me-" replied the courtly dame.
dent Cleveland"
Then the two turned their conversation to the
white House and Washington. The lady was an
informant.
Mrs Cleveland was the object OF marked atten-
u9nS rom All the gentlemen present proving her.
sell captivating listener and charming converse
uonalist.
one OF those present was an Old Irishman. a gen.
tlefnan OF wealth and culture, who was Introduced
oy Gov. Porter. Mrs. Cleveland expressed her
delight al making the acquaintance OF a friend of
Gov Porter The gentleman's eye twinkled as he
nnnr
there Is but one remark wish to make You
are purifier than your picture
Mrs Polk presented Mrs. Cleveland bouquet OF
marechai roses In the name OF her grand niece
Miss Sadie Fan, who, she said, sailed YESTERDAY
rom Liverpool for America She then invited the
party 10 Refreshments at which each guest was
served with glass OF sherry seventy-,iye years
old The guests, after visiting tine tomb OF Pre,i-
DENT Polk, In the grounds adjoining the mansion,
returned 10 the Belle Meade farm.
THE PRESIDENTIAL PARTY GETS LEFT.
The President and party left Memphis Tor Nash
Vile at 10 O'Clock Saturday afternoon. The Presi-
dent was greatly shocked when he heard OF the
death OF Judge Elicit. DIR. Bryant says there was
no sign OF LIE IN the judge when he got TO him
His death must have been Instantaneous
Al Mckenzie, Tenn, the President Mrs Cleve-
land and the POStmaster-G actually pot left
Ine special train starting gaily on for Nashville
Tile PostinaSter-General alighted to shake hands
with the crowd. The railroad people started the
train ahead TO run IL around the '.Y, and uDOn
another line Engines were Changed and a General
managers ear-the second instance since leaving
Westinghouse sandwlched between the engine
and the VeStloule train, with the general manager
ABOARD The train came upon the side OF the sta
ton opposite that at which the travellers had
aIlShted and pulling slowly past, started out on
us way 10 NASHVILLE. As IL gathered headWay
General Agent Baldwin, OF the Pullman COMPANY
clamoered hastily over the dy nano and the trunks
In the oasgage-room OF the yestibuIe train and
burst In upon the occupants OF the alien car
with the query, "Where are you going?,
eioing ID Nashville, replied the manager OF the
railroad - 0
..Going without the President7" asked Mr.. Bald
win. ~
"Why, he's aboard, said the railroad man. .T
saw him as the train passed"
NO, mes not" answered Mr.. Baldwin "You
have left him behind "
The rope was pulled, and the train came TO a
stop about mile from the station and returned
lor the PRESIDENT. The President came aboard
laughing" ""0A'N
They were very good fellows there , he said
''out the crowdlng was something tremend
Inc story puOlsled IN the Chicago ye,Ds 10 the
enect that a trestle over which the Presidents
Tram mad 10 pass was discovered on nre on FRIDAY
Is pronounced by the correspondents on the Presi-
uenliai Train 10 De without any foundation In fact
Battle with RObberx.
oSk OF THE AURDEREkS OF REV. THOs. p RYAN
SHOT AND ANOTHER LYNCHED
IL was mentioned In Saturdays STAR that last
Thursday night gang OF masked highwaymen
entered the home OF Rev. ThOs. p. Ryan a Methodist
minister, VINO lives near Walton Roane Co.. w. Va.